A famous philosopher once said, “Fate determines many things, no matter the struggle.” Although some people may argue that life is governed by choice, I disagree and believe that fate governs the human experience. Fate controls our lives by already determining what will happen in our lives, also by causing pain to learn from mistakes, and having death be a result of fate. Fate controls and powers us by deciding what will happen in the future.
Firstly, fate is determined already, no matter the journey. Once Kino finds the Pearl of the World, he tries to change his family’s fate with the pearl’s profit. However, he fails to do so in a positive way and only brings evil to his family rather than fortune. In the The Pearl it declares, “Kino’s face
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grew dark and dangerous. ‘It is worth fifty thousand.’ he said. ‘You know it. You want to cheat me” (Steinbeck 50). This shows that he is trying to change his fate of being poor to be rich. He also tries to negotiate with the pearl sellers about the price, rather than accepting a price he was meant to receive. His fate was to remain poor and to settle for the amount of money that was offered, not to go to the capital and causing more issues while going against fate but still ending up poor. This shows how fate will never change, even from attempts of deformation of the original fate. Another piece of evidence to support this is that in ,”Adolescence”, it demonstrates the difference between being young and aging. It shows that children will all eventually grow up and, through time, be more like their grandma. Also, it is everyone’s fate to grow older but the difference is how people grow and what they'll become. In the poem it remarks, “In water-heavy nights behind grandma’s porch” (Dove 1). To explain, grandma’s porch is the children’s safety place, where they are behind the phase of adolescence that is soon to come. This goes along with fate being determined already by having the fate already decide the character's fates, being poor and growing up. Some people may believe that fate is within the journey, not just the end result. I however do not believe that position because fate is usually already set up to reached the end result and fate is often that of as that. Fate will never change and will choose how a human’s life will go. This leads to the fact that everyone in life will go through a tragedy or problem that will cause pain. To have pain is fate, pain is especially used in fate because it teaches life lessons through an emotional experience. In The Pearl Kino threw away the pearl when he realizes he does not need the treasure to be content, but losing Coyotito leads to Kino deciding on that decision. The author shares in the story that Kino and his wife, Juana, seemed to be removed from human experience because of the pain they have gone through and that they seemed more guarded (Steinbeck 88). In the text it expresses, “In Kino’s ears the Song of Family was as fierce as a cry. He was immune and terrible, and his song had become a battle cry” (Steinbeck 89). This piece of text shows that he had lost hope and motivation to sell the pearl after losing his son, it turned the Song of the Family into that is no longer comforting and loving as it used to be. In addition, Kino throws away the pearl after he receives the harshest consequences of all, losing his son. He learns lessons from the event, which is an action of fate because it pulls Kino away from his greedy phase that his fate had not planned for him. Additionally, in, “Lullaby for 17”, the mother has already experienced what kind heart break her daughter is currently going through. In the poem it states, “I tried to teach what I knew: how men / in their sudden beauty / are more dangerous,” (Pastan 8 / 9 / 10 / 11) This demonstrates that the mother wants to help her daughter and tells her that she tries to tell her what she already already gone through as well. It is fate for her to experience and go through the same situation as her daughter to pass knowledge, encouragement, and reassurance to her daughter. Some may argue that as long as people make the right choice, they will not need to learn from their mistakes. However, a day will come where mistakes will be made, and need prior knowledge from previous events to conquer both present and future problems. Both pieces of texts involve going through pain but eventually learning. Both texts tie in also by Kino going through the loss of his son and learning to never be greedy again and the mother has gone through heartbreak but had solved it and passes down advice to her daughter. Lastly, death is result of fate for everyone, what separates people though is how and when the time comes.
Death is already set in stone because it is fate and bound to happen. In The Pearl Coyotito dies young because of Kino’s actions that was taken to the extreme to keep his riches, such as defending it with everything in his will. In the novella, it shares, “And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away” (Steinbeck 89). Everyone passes away one day but all differently, Coyotito has the fate of dying as a baby because of Kino’s greed and Coyotito was taken away from Kino to open Kino’s eyes to the situation. In addition, in, “At the Last Rites for Two Hotrodders”, the hotrodders die because they were too bothered being prideful and desperately wanting to prove who is the bravest to think about the consequences of fate and died when they felt the most powerful. In the poem it discusses, “Down the stoned aisle and out to a hole,” (Kennedy 6) This describes when they were taken to their graves. They have a game to see who was the most fearless one, but they lose their lives. In both texts, someone dies, but dies because it is their fate to die the way they did. It could be argued by some that it can be a choice to stay clear of dangerous and deadly situations. I disagree though, because fate already had chosen when someone will pass away, no matter the effort to avoid the situation. Everyone’s fate is to someday be gone but for different reasons because fates
decides. Though some may say that choices governs the human life rather than fate, but fate truly overbears choice because fate has already previously decided how one’s ending will be, causes pain to let people learn, and is a result death. Fate is already established and will not change, so attempting to change fate will not result how a human decides how they want their ending to be.
How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C Foster is a how to do book that teaches children how to become better readers. The novel was written in second person. The purpose of this novel is to inform readers on details that they wouldn’t usually realize in literature. Students who read Thomas C Foster’s How to Read Literature like a Professor are suppose to gain knowledge of how to identify details of their story that have connections to other literature or have alternative meanings that the author is trying to get across to the reader. Thomas C Foster believes reading his novel can help develop you into a better reader. He believes this because the information that he includes can apply to your reading. When you realize the connections he talks about, it gives you a better understanding of the book you are reading.
Well there is always the fate aspect in everything that occurs in our lives but majority of the outcomes created from the individuals own decisions. It is up to the individual to determine what can occur, if they do one thing then something will be the outcome. A side from that, there is always the possibility of being at the wrong place at the wrong time which can have an affect of on the outcomes of life.
Steinbeck upon creating the novel in the 1930’s seen and was experiencing some of the things he wrote on. In the beginning he introduced to us a friendship between two opposite men. One man, George Wilson, is a little man compared to his companion. His friend, on the other hand, was a giant who was naïve as a new born baby. His name was Lennie Smalls. Lennie Smalls was a character that Steinbeck used to allow his audience to see that although he had a good heart and was seemingly helpless, that one day his strength would be the cause of his downfall. Questions on whether or not Steinbeck’s readers should believe in the image in which it is given or primarily based it on the novel being written in a bad environment from the first of the novel. Steinbeck knew upon writing that readers tend to cling and fall for the caring, loving, and misunderstood bad guy trying to prove his innocence against all evil brought to him. So Steinbeck created Lennie to try and portray this character to his audience. Steinbeck had to be sure that all elements presented in the novel were able flow good and complete the recipe (Krutch 29-30).
John Steinbeck was perhaps the best author of all time. He was the winner of a Nobel Prize, and among other accomplishments, Steinbeck published nineteen novels and made many movies during his lifetime. All of his experience and knowledge are shown through his novels. A reader can tell, just in reading a novel by Steinbeck, that he had been through a lot throughout his life. Also, Steinbeck worked very hard to accomplish everything that he did during his lifetime. Nothing came very easily to him, and he had to earn everything he owned. This helped him in his writing, because he was able to write about real people and real experiences. John Steinbeck got his inspiration from life experiences, people he knew, and places he had gone.
When asked about John Steinbeck’s career, people often refer to Steinbeck as a playwright, journalist, and a well-known novelist. The book Of Mice and Men is a popular novel by John Steinbeck and a required read for most high school students. Most of Steinbeck 's novels have a central theme focusing on the relationship between man and his environment. The American dream for George and Lennie, two of the main characters in Of Mice and Men, is to have a place of their own, to be respected, and to work hard for everything they earn and deserve. In Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, the land and a hope of a better life becomes the talisman of an American dream for Lennie and George that is left unfulfilled.
Fate is defined as “the determining cause by which things in general are believed to…happen as they do,” “It is “an inevitable…outcome.” (Merriam-Webster) However, fate isn’t the determining cause, it is dependent on karmas. Karmas are derivatives of the invisible Karman particles that are all around the world. (umich.edu) Through ones’ thoughts and actions karmas bond to the soul. (umich.edu) Over time the karmas accumulate and begin to cloud the once pure and truly knowledge soul. Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles uses the idea of fate as the basis for his tragedy “Oedipus the King.” The character Oedipus ultimately turns out to be an exemplification the notions of Karma and fate.
Marilyn Monroe once said, “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they 're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Is fate subjected to one’s actions or is there another force that intervenes? Two choices to pick from, but each decision will result in a different ending. Most people believe they are free to choose whatever they want, however was fate already predestined that makes people decide their fate regardless of choice? Over the centuries, people have pondered upon the fact that integrity, justice, and moral principles play a role in deciding one’s fate. Does this mean that if Odysseus were to put aside his pride and be humble along his journey home, he would not have gone through all that trouble for anything? Is fate uncontrollable even for the Gods to handle? Forrest Gump is born mental
John Steinbeck’s novella, The Pearl, is written as a parable, which allows the reader to interpret its themes in their own way. It can take place in any time period, with any setting, and using any protagonist. The themes Steinbeck used throughout his book are universal and can applied to anyone’s lives. Its contrasting portrayal of good and evil creates a clear understanding of themes such as greed, illusions, and humanity and reason versus animalism and instinct.
Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control. Essentially it means that there are certain events in everyone’s life that are predetermined and completely unavoidable. In The Iliad, fate is even unchangeable by the gods. The belief is that there is a fixed natural order to the universe and that
Fate can be defined many different ways. Webster's Dictionary defines fate as a power that supposedly predetermines events. Fate is synonymous to the word destiny, which suggests that events are unavoidable and unchangeable. Whatever happens in life is meant to be and cannot be changed by mankind. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
Fate seems to defy humanity at every turn. A man may have his life planned out to the last second, but then some random force intervenes and he dies the second after he has completed his life plan. Some believe in fate, believing that our lives are predetermined from the moment we are born. Other people believe that everything is random, the result of some god rolling the dice in a universal poker game. Still other people believe that each and every person is in total control of his or her destiny, every step of the way. Who is to say which viewpoint is false? Every culture has a unique perception of the role of fate in our lives, and no group has the "right answer," simply a different answer. Taking into consideration the views of other cultures can help an individual refine his personal viewpoint on this inconceivable subject.
Fate may state what will be in one's life however, how that destiny comes about is a matter of man's own choice. In other words, incidents don't occur because our destinies are written. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare expertly uses the theme of fate vs. free will and raises the pre-eminent question of which holds power over the characters. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, fate is not the cause of his downfall, his own desires and choices prove to be the deciding factor.
Webster defines fate as a “ a power thought to control all events and impossible to resist” “a persons destiny.” This would imply that fate has an over whelming power over the mind. This thing called fate is able to control a person and that person has no ability to change it.
Fate and freewill are two sides of the same coin. The differences are that fate is the uncontrollable force that shapes one’s destiny, while freewill is the power one has to mold his own future. The confounding mystery is, which of the two governs life? The famous tragedian, Sophocles, in his play, Oedipus the King, illustrates the perplexity of the question. Oedipus’s life is one of great tragedy and he experiences many things throughout his life, but the essence of the play is comprised up of the battle of fate versus freewill.
This leads to change and, eventually, downfall. Before he finds the pearl, Kino “was a well-liked man” (43), and adored by all of his neighbors. Everyone looked up to his kindness and sympathy, but when he finds the Pearl, he changes. The pearl takes control over him, and he becomes too obsessed with getting his money. He loses his many things over it: “now it is my misfortune and my life and I will keep it” (66). The neighbors even suspect, “‘what a pity it would be if the pearl should destroy them all.’” (43) For example, KIno loses his family when he tries to protect the pearl and defies the pearl buying system, and when he mishandles Juana. Loisng his canoe symbolizes thi sloss of his family. He also loses his sanity. he beats Juana and kills four men. He “‘killed a man’” (61) and joins in many fights. For greed, he turns down the salesman`s offer for the pearl and ends with nothing left. Kino has the chance to take the money offered to him and be done, but he is greedy and he wants more. Then, at the end of the book, Kino throws the pearl into the sea, and with it, all the money he could possibly gain. He also lets the doctor treat Coyotito, even with his doubts, and now can not pay him because the pearl is his payment method, which is now gone. He thinks his money is secure, and in his mind, he is a rich man. This is not necessarily true, as readers learn, and because he was so secure, he must now pay for unnecessary